Lawrence G. McMillan is president of McMillan Analysis, a registered investment and commodity trading advisor. McMillan may hold positions in securities recommended in this report, both personally and in client accounts. He is an experienced trader and money manager and is the author of “Options as a Strategic Investment.” www.optionstrategist.com.

Global markets are closely watching Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s keynote at the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday, with investors hoping for clues on whether the Fed will signal a rate cut at...

If the famously data-dependent Powell shifts gears and takes a gloomier view of the job market, that could open the door for a rate cut at the Fed's next meeting in September.

This time, the market may be disappointed by Powell indirectly signaling a 25 basis-point rate cut on September 17, but stressing that 50 basis points is not an option and that any possible October o...

European equities were largely subdued on Thursday as investors awaited updates from the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the path of monetary policy.